Explosion kills, injures dozens on Melrose streetcar
Nine dead and forty hurt after dynamite on a Boston and Northern street railway explodes near Melrose. An express wagon carried two hundred pounds of dynamite, a driver fled prior to the blast, and hospitals report critical injuries including amputations. Crowds mob hospitals as authorities investigate the disaster and search for missing victims.
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Melrose
Mass
Boston and Northern Street Railway
Boston
Melcolm
E. McQlellam
Melrose Highlands
B. KR. Haines
Stoneham
Louise Teackies
Fred Marshall
A. E. Stowe
South Boston
Winfredd Rowe
Saugus
John ,Conway
Annie Flaherty
Malden
J. D. Patton
Edward A. Waterhouse
Brels Rose Hospital
Ace
Sunnyside Hospital
Miss Conway
Aherty
H. G. Pierce
Melrose Center
Medford
Everatt
Roy Fenton
Fenton
Masonic
Boo's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Colds Overnight
Boo's Honey and Tar claims unique antiseptic and solvent properties that destroy germs loosen phlegm and ease bowel movement It is said to cure whooping cough and colds in one night Sold by Meyer Bros Co and A C Gocke.
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Boo
Meyer Bros. ' Co
A. C, Gocke
Woman's suicide attempt ends in hospital care
Mrs Anna Kingsland of Muncie swallowed about five grains of strychnine in a rooming house at 127 West Columbia. Prompt medical attention saved her life as doctors fought to counter the poison. She left letters for relatives and friends and had traveled from Muncie with a companion to Cincinnati before returning. The bottle contained enough toxin to harm many, and the woman, about 26, said she had separated from her husband Lloyd Kingsland four years earlier.
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Anna Kingsland
Muncie
West Columbia
Hops Hospital
J. C. ‘Weitzel
Minnie White
Kirby House
Albert Muckenridge
Jefferson Street
Munelo
Cincinnati
Kingsland
Cineianati
Fort Wayne
Flore
Yar
Lloyd Kingsland
Miss White
Praise for Father Conroy Named to St Rose Church
The Anderson Bulletin lauds Father Conroy newly appointed to St Rose Catholic church to replace Rev Dan Durand. He came to Anderson 2 1/4 years ago as assistant at St Mary’s, is credited with courage after fending off footpads and a burglar, and is described as vigorous and unpretentious. He is a son of Mr and Mrs James Conroy of 312 Melita Street.
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Father Conroy
St. Rose Catholic Church
Dandurand
Anderson Bulletin
Anderson
Mulcahy
St .Mary’s Church
Father Gonroy
James Conroy
Melita Street
Near-Death Runaway Rescue and Collision Report
A runaway nearly killed J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove Illinois after a leg ulcer persisted for four years. Bucklen's Armica Salve cured the condition at Dreier & Bro.'s drug store. Aaron Hyre, a farmer near Laud Whitley county, was struck by an engine at a Pennsylvania railroad crossing, his wagon tongue broken and horses pulled free while he remained seated.
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J. B. Orner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
Dreier & Bro
Aaron Hyre
Laud
Whitley County
Pennsylvania Railroad
WOUND ACCIDENT CLAIMS AND INJURIES REPORTED
A young man named FE Weyer reported a bullet wound in his left calf after claiming four dogs attacked him while returning home. Dr. Van Buskirk removed the bullet. Charles Curry was cut by a belt at Mayflower mills, with facial injuries treated by Dr. Swaringen. Seven year old Dean Smith was kicked by a horse, sustaining a head gash that was sewn shut after the incident near Barr and Barry streets.
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FE. W. Weyer
van Buskirk
Young Meyer
Charles Curry
West Washington Street
Mayflower Mills
B. V. Swaringen
Dean Smith
Inds
Lttle
Barr and
Barry Streets
Barr Street
Death of child triggers insanity ruling for Fort Wayne woman
Mrs. Mary D. Lewis, wife of E. W. Lewis, adjudged insane by a justice court commission and admitted to East Haven hospital for the insane at Richmond. The 5-year-old son died September 7 after illness at church services, with religious delusions developing two days after his funeral. Doctors Culp Chambers and English formed the commission. the couple will likely move with her to Richmond.
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Mary D. Lewis
E. W. Lewis
First Baptist Church
Lewis
L L. Culp
J. D. Chambers
G. A. English
Penniless oil landowner arrives in Indiana town
Samuel W. Waldo, 74, arrived in Smithfield after a long trek with two loaves and rags. He claims ownership of two idle oil lotts near the village center, sight unseen by drills, and says the deeds are guarded in his pocket. Oil promoters deem the plots likely the most valuable in the area and expect Waldo to gain a fortune from his two parcels.
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Muncie
Ind
Rip van Winkle
Smithfield
Indiana
Samuel W. Waldo
Mecca
Waldo
Fitzgerald, Ga
Dhese
Ofd
Lttle
Anderson
Bank Wrecker Is Paying Creditors in Detroit
Frank Andrews former vice president of the defunct City Savings Bank of Detroit says from New York he will pay the claims of 260 depositors named in an advertisement. He was released from prison on parole by Governor Bliss and states he will continue to pay other depositors as possible with funds earned since his release, to be explained to legitimate inquirers.
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Detroit
Mich
Frank €. Andrews
City Savings Bank
New York
Bliss
Andrews
Delphos Welcomes First Fort Wayne Traction Car
The first Fort Wayne Traction Co. car arrived in Delphos at 4 pm after a trip from Lima. Officials and Mayor led a noisy welcome as students mobbed the car, boarding for a ride to city limits. An elderly farmer presented a basket of apples near Lima. Regular service Lima to Elida now. Delphos to begin by October 10.
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H. C. Paul
C. D. Emmons
Fort Wayne
van Wert and Lima Traction Company
Delphos
Lina
Paul
Lima
David Brenneman
Elida
McGulloch resigns presidency at two Indiana firms
George F. McGulloch resigns the presidency of the Indiana Union and Indianapolis Northern Erection companies and is elected chairman of the board of directors. Arthur W. Brady becomes president of both firms. Brady plans to move to Anderson to devote full time to duties, with W Kesley Schoepff remaining as vice president and W C Sampson named secretary. Also notes a kidney and bladder remedy Pineules, touted by a Kendallville man as cure after 20 years of illness.
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Philadelphia
Indiana Union and
Indianapolis Northern Erection Companies
George F. McGulloch
Arthur W. Brady
Brady
McCulloch
Indianapolis
Anderson
My. Brady
W. Kesley Schoepff
Cincinnati Traction Company
W. C. Sampson
Jas. Taylor
Kendallville
Ind
Mr. Taylor
Meyer Bros. Co
A. C. Gocka
Open Confession by Guardian Editor Reveals Scam Ties
In a letter from New York dated September, the United States Investors' Guardian proclaims it as a confession by its editor who admits aiding a get rich quick ring. He admits misdeeds, falsehoods, and deception that harmed small investors, with the paper possibly tied to post office scrutiny.
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Get-Rich-Quick Paper
New York
United States
the Guardian
Guardian
Washington
The
Rock of Gibraltar
Linding
Des & Rae
Deposit Your Money in Citizens' Trust Co.. $400,000 Security
Advertisement urges depositors to place funds with the Citizens' Trust Company located opposite the post office, highlighting a $400,000 security for depositors and promoting financial safety.
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Citizens’ Trust Co
Democrats Issue Book of Campaign Text
The Democratic campaign text book, 314 pages, to be issued, covers tariff and trusts with speeches by leaders. It claims Republicans exaggerate statistics, attacks the Bureau of Labor for misleading wage data, contrasts cost of living figures, and surveys purchases, wages, and a broad gauge of 1903 04 corporate pressures.
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New York
Dis
Republicans
Bureau of Labor
Republican Campaign Committee
Bureau
Sant of Living
R. G. Dun & Oy
Dun
Trafis and Trusts
United States
McKin+ Joy
Cody Drops Divorce Suit In Poison Charge
Denver reports Col. William F. Cody Buffalo Bill intends to drop his divorce suit against his wife Louisa Cody on the alleged poison charge. He has written to Louisa, from whom he has been estranged for eighteen years, withdrawing the case heard in Sheridan Wyoming this week, due to Cody family influence and public sentiment.
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Denver
Col
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Louisa Cody
North Pintie
Neb
Sheridan, Wyo
Cody
Woman praises Foley's Kidney Cure after long illness
Mrs Raymond Conmer of Shelton Washington writes that kidney trouble plagued her for years and doctors could not help. She says Foley's Kidney Cure gave relief from the first dose and she is now cured. The remedy is sold by Drefer and Bro William H Moore and Miss Pearl R Fitzgerald traveled from Coldwater Michigan to Auburn Tuesday evening, secured a minister, and were married in the auto before the clergyman's home.
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Raymond Conmer
Shelton, Wash
Foley
Boley
Drefer & Bro
William H. Moore
Pearl R. Fitzgerald
Coldwater
Mich
Auburn
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Melrose, Mass
F. W. Meyer
Bank Wrecker
Michigan
Ohio City
McUlloch
Magnate
Directory of Indiana Union Traction Concern
DeKalb
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